Cengiz Surname

5,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Cengiz Surname User-submission:

Turkish surname of Mongolian origin. Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227) was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, rising from humble origins as Temüjin to unite nomadic tribes and create the largest contiguous land empire in history.

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Cengiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey93,5491:832107
Germany9161:87,88811,077
Northern Cyprus1811:1,762189
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Austria1501:56,7708,881
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Belgium1351:85,16013,333
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
England1221:456,70530,074
Denmark811:69,6886,946
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Australia391:692,19746,687
France311:2,142,668174,004
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Norway251:205,69123,411
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Cengiz (136,043) may also be a first name.

Cengiz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Turkish surname of Mongolian origin. Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227) was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, rising from humble origins as Temüjin to unite nomadic tribes and create the largest contiguous land empire in history.

- Philip

Cengiz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cengiz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cengiz is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cengiz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,885th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 75,997 people. Cengiz is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Cengiz reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 7,662nd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 136,043 people.

This last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 93,549 people, or 1 in 832. In Turkey Cengiz is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent are found, Denizli Province, where 7 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Cengiz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cengiz are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cengiz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.13% less than the national average, earning 234,883 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 375.89% more than the national average, earning R 1,130,890 per year; in United States they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning $37,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning $40,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chengiz922/
Ciengiz921/
Cengi91435/
Ceniz9145/
Cengizci8630/
Cingiz83457/
Cengic83251/
Chengi83107/
Sengiz8344/
Cengiç8325/
Cengić839/
Cengez838/
Gengiz837/
Şengiz833/
Kengiz831/
Cheniz831/
Cengız831/
Jengiz831/
Cengie831/
Cengit831/
Cengui831/
Tchenguiz804/
Chingiz77239/
Chengui7772/
Chengai7750/
Chengis7744/
Chenisz7725/
Djengiz7722/
Cenghui779/
Scengie775/
Chengoi773/
Cenghai773/
Senguiz772/
Cengerz771/
Genghiz771/
Zhengiz771/
Chengez771/
Cenguis770/
Cenci7311,176/
Sengi737,969/
Censi734,441/
Zengi732,458/
Cenga73823/
Cenzi73753/
Cingi73377/
Cenge73364/
Seniz73288/
Cenis73196/
Keniz73162/
Ciniz7386/
Cenez7376/
Çeniz7357/
Cenza7342/
Cenze7327/
Şeniz7315/
Zeniz736/
Cenji734/
Çengi731/
Chenghui7133/
Dzhengiz7131/
Cenchitz7126/
Chenggis7123/
Chenghai718/
Chenguit717/
Schuengi716/
Chengich714/
Chenghis714/
Chingitz713/
Chenggai713/
Chengish712/
Chenggui711/
Chemngai711/
Chingaiz711/
Cheng'ui711/
Chenggit711/
Chenge676,148/
Čengić671,604/
Chenji671,567/
Cenger67923/
Scenji67653/
Sengai67577/
Chingi67527/
Chenze67266/
Cencic67227/
Şengez67225/
Cencič67223/
Kengis67174/
Senggi67133/
Şengit67124/
Cenzer67116/
Chenci67112/
Scenga67112/
Sengyi67106/
Şensiz67101/
Cengye6786/
Chenxi6780/
Shengi6780/
Chenzi6776/
Chensi6776/
Senghi6774/
Cingiş6772/
Suengi6762/
Cenghe6762/
Cenges6756/
Keneiz6750/
Chenis6746/
Censit6746/
Chenez6745/
Sengii6745/
Sengez6745/
Sengit6744/
Cengga6742/
Zengai6741/
Sheniz6737/
Sengis6736/
Singiz6735/
Cengay6735/
Cinghi6734/
Cingit6730/
Cenice6726/
Sengoi6723/
Sengui6723/
Sengie6721/
Zengis6720/
Zengić6719/
Zengői6718/
Kingiz6718/
Gengez6716/
Ceunge6714/
Cenise6711/
Cencić6711/
Senisz678/
Cinggi676/
Cenchi676/
Sengip676/
Ceunis676/
Çingiz676/
Jengis676/
Cengaj676/
Cenich675/
Siengi675/
Cenois675/
Zenisz674/
Cenged673/
Cetnis673/
Gengis673/
Cingai673/
Cengeľ673/
Ceneis673/
Senioz672/
Senziz672/
Scenza672/
Cencai672/
Queniz672/
Ćengić672/
Schingitz672/
Cencis672/
Saengi671/
Cendge671/
Cengey671/
Cengge671/
Cenjic671/
Chenggaih671/
Chenix671/
Čengič671/
Zenggi671/
Keniez671/
Cingis671/
Zengih671/
Çengai671/
Ssengi671/
Seengi671/
Cingui671/
Ceinez671/
Ceinis671/
Censic671/
Chengé671/
Seniez671/
Cinciz671/
Chngez671/
Censie670/

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